General News
3 May, 2025
Students to show shopping skills
THE state’s students are being urged to get creative about trading and shopping issues and take part in the annual Buy Smart competition for a chance to win a share in $15,000.
Run by the Office of Fair Trading the competition helps prepare students in Years 4 to 12 to navigate marketplace regulatory issues and use their consumer rights.
Students are challenged to make a creative project that explains and addresses an important consumer issue of their choice.
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said the competition helps set Queensland’s youngest consumers up for financial success.
“It is crucial for young people to have opportunities to develop the skills to recognise and avoid scams and improve their financial capability.
Students have created innovative board games, music videos, TV shows and, in recent years, focused on the online space.
“Young people are often not exposed to online shopping or cashless payments until they begin spending themselves, which can make it difficult to develop the skills to navigate the rapidly evolving and complex digital marketplace,” she said.
Entries are now open and will close on 19 September 2025, with winners to be announced at Parliament House later this year.
For more information, visit qld.gov.au/law/fair-trading/buy-smart-competition
